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In City-licius hotel they are very proud to present their pastry chef Simona Kralj. She makes the best desserts. ♥ Her favourite is Chocolate trio. Don’t miss the recipe!! 

Foodies Festival Brings MasterChef Winners, Top Producers and Award Winning Street Food to Inverleith Park

Foodies Festival – Inverleith Park, Edinburgh – Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August 2014

http://www.foodiesfestival.com

Foodies Festival, the UK’s largest celebration of food & drink returns to Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park on the 8th, 9th and 10th August for a weekend celebration of Scotland’s finest produce, international street food, and culinary masters.

Having started as a small…

Tomato, Peach, & Burrata Salad

  Ingredients:

1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 2 large tomatoes, cut into pieces 2 large peaches, cut into pieces 6 ounces burrata cheese, cut into pieces 3 tablespoons freshly chopped basil

Instructions:

1. To make the balsamic reduction, pour the balsamic vinegar into a small saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer, swirling the pan occasionally,…

Cheesy Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

  Ingredients:

1 lb. (2-3) skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1/2 yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 large rib celery, diced 1 large carrot, diced 1 cup sliced mushrooms 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes 1/4 cup chicken broth 3 Tablespoons tomato paste 1…

Show Off Paleo Lasagna

  Ingredients:

For beef and tomato sauce

2 tbsp virgin olive oil 1 brown onion, diced 1 tsp + pinch of sea salt 1 tsp ghee 500g grass-fed beef mince (1.1 lb.) 2/3 cup dry red wine 3 garlic cloves, finely diced chopped 2/3 tsp black pepper 2/3 tsp sweet paprika 3 cups tomato passata

For the lasagna layers

1 large parsnip, peeled and sliced thinly 1 large eggplant, sliced into 1 cm-thick disks (1/2…

Meatballs In Rich Tomato Sauce

  Ingredients:

For the meatballs

500g beef mince 1 small red onion, peeled 2 garlic cloves, peeled 2 large handfuls fresh herbs of your choice (I used Italian parsley, basil, thyme and oregano) 2 slices white bread, crusts removed ¼-1/2 cup milk 1 cup (approximately 50g) pecorino, finely grated Salt & pepper to serve

For the tomato sauce

1 large red onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely…

Yamal Alsham Restaurant, Knightsbridge, London

  After an old friend invited me to dinner in Knightsbridge, I was excited both to be catching up with a friend and to be getting to taste a bit of the Middle East at Yamal Alsham. A pre booked voucher meant that we were going for an 11 course spread with wine, which I thought would guarantee that we were going to get a full experience of what the restaurant had to offer.

I arrived slightly…

  Ingredients: (Makes 2 cocktails)

1 cup blackberries + more for garnish 2 tbsp sugar

** Note: We recommend using simple syrup rather than straight sugar — it’ll give you a more concentrated flavour. Just bring 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water to a simmer over the stove, until sugar is completely dissolved. Then, measure out the amount of syrup you’d like to use in your beverage.

1 tbsp lemon (or…